PROJECT AIMS Aim #1: Increase knowledge of developmental
concerns and positive behavior supports (PBS) and strategies
Aim #2: Increase participant skills for using PBS with young
children
Aim #3: Increase participant confidence for using PBS with
children with and at-risk for developmental concerns
MEASURES
(1) Demographics/registration questionnaire
(2) Behavioral Knowledge Questionnaire (23 items, Multiple
choice)
(3) Bandura Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale (13 items, 9 point
Likert scale)
(4) Competency Checklists (rating from 4=excels to 1=still
learning)
(5) Post-training qualitative interview (with both participants
& directors)
DISCUSSION
Participants reported they enjoyed and learned the
following:
How to use reinforcements
Red flags for developmental concerns
Strategies to immediately implement
Information on functions of behavior
Classroom/hands-on experience
Take-home tools provided
RESULTS
Acknowledgements
This project is funded by Maternal and Child Health Bureau Grant
T73MC00032 and Autism Speaks Family Services Grant
TRAINING SERIES: 6 sessions
MODULE 1: Knowledge Building Psychoeducation regarding
developmental
disabilities, including ASDs Psychoeducation regarding
principles of
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) PBS and strategies for
challenging behavior Case vignettes
MODULE II: Skill Building Practice skills with the training team
Skill Stations
Preference assessmentForward/Backward chainingVisual
schedulesWait, Break, and Help cards
MODULE III: Classroom Participation In-vivo training in
classroom with children Competency checklists
PARTICIPANTS
22 total participants
Gender: 21 female/1 male
Place of Employment:* Head Start: 4 Public: 5 Private: 10
Education:* Associates degree: 1 Bachelors degree: 9 Masters
degree: 8 Not provided: 1
All English speaking All over 18 years of age All employees of a
child care center
*Complete data on 19 participants
Building Community Capacity for Early Childhood Providers
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related
Disabilities (LEND) Program The Division of Developmental and
Behavioral Pediatrics , Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical
Center
The University of Cincinnati University Center for Excellence in
Developmental Disabilities
Stephanie Weber, PsyD, Lindsay Mays, PhD, Katherine Bettner,
Nana Entsuah, Nithya Narayan, & Emily Beltz
RESEARCH GOAL
To provide training to early childhood/daycare providers on
basic knowledge and skill development of evidence-based practices
for working with young children with behavioral concerns and
developmental delays/disabilities, including autism spectrum
disorders (ASDs).
NEXT STEPS
Use participant feedback to create Autism Speaks Early Childhood
Care Provider Toolkit
Offer wait list group training in Fall 2015
Identify options for cleanly obtaining competency checklist data
for participants
Group Average Pretest 57%
Group Average Posttest 74%
Bandura Group Pre Min: 5.54 - Max: 8.67 Mean: 7.09 Bandura Group
Post Min: 5.54 - Max: 8.55 Mean: 7.65
LIMITATIONS
Competency checklists- Videos of each participant and
interobserver agreement not available
Weather interference
